Campus Ministry/Service

Campus Ministry/Service Team

The Campus Ministry Department at Nazareth is responsible for liturgies, retreats and service. Throughout the school year, Masses and prayer services mark significant events, including the Opening School Mass, Mass of Remembrance, Ash Wednesday, Junior Ring Ceremony, Holy Week, the Closing School Mass and Graduation. All holy days of obligation are celebrated with all-school Masses. All school liturgies are celebrated in Nazareth's Alexine Chapel located directly west of our main academic buildings. In addition to the school liturgies, students at Nazareth attend retreats at various times of the year. Freshman and Sophomore retreat days are planned and conducted by the Campus Ministers and senior leaders. These days take the place of a regularly scheduled school day and are conducted on the school campus. Juniors attend an overnight retreat at the Christian Brothers LaSalle Manor Retreat Center in Plano, Illinois. Seniors are given the opportunity to attend a Kairos Retreat.

The Nazareth Academy Service Team consists of the following committees: CSJ Mission; Drive Leaders; Liturgy Prep; Retreat Planning; and Service Sites - Caring Place for Kids, F.I.S.H. (Friends in Service and Hospitality), and local food pantries. All Nazareth students are encouraged to become involved in the Service Team, which is a student run organization with an executive board leading each committee. Service Team officers promote and recruit volunteers for all activities sponsored by Campus Ministry, and homeroom representatives help communicate information about our annual drives, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and Lent.